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Why Buy Organic Flowers?

Why Buy Organic Flowers?

Many of us will be buying or sending flowers for Valentine’s Day and Easter and Mother’s Day. You may not know that it is now possible to send organically-grown flowers. There are very real and important reasons why this is the best choice.

Find out why organic flowers are best—and where to buy them. According to Organic Bouquet, growing flowers organically:

  • Reduces toxic chemical usage.
  • Brings life to the soil.
  • Best for the environment.
  • Safer for farmers and farm workers.
  • Promotes long-term sustainability of farmland.

One of the problems with pesticides is that they don’t stay put: They drift, getting into and contaminating water supplies, our homes, gardens, and bodies. Since many pesticides have been implicated in ozone depletion and the rising incidence of cancer, non-organic flower-growing has a serious impact on our health and the environment.

Rather than using toxic chemicals to destroy pests, organic farmers rely on prevention, and also on growing thriving, pest-resistant plants through healthier soil and environment. So organic flower-growers not only reduce the amount of toxic compounds in the biosphere, they actually improve the environment and promote the sustainability of farmland.

Many of the flowers we buy at supermarket floral departments and florists come from other countries where pesticide regulations are far more lax than they are here. Floral workers suffer the risk of exposure to chemicals that have been banned in the United States.

Support the health of our planet and ourselves by supporting the organically-grown flower industry. Here are a few links to help you find organic flowers.

To order organic flower bouquets:

Organic Bouquet

California Organic Flowers

And to find local organic growers, see Local Harvest.

Read more: Easter, Green Home Decor, Holidays, Life, Other Holidays, Valentine's Day

By Cait Johnson, Assistant Producer, Care2 Healthy Living Channels

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Cait Johnson

Cait Johnson, MFA, is the author of six books, including Earth, Water, Fire, and Air: Essential Ways of Connecting to Spirit, Witch in the Kitchen, Celebrating the Great Mother and Tarot Games. She has been a counselor for more than 20 years, and teaches workshops on seasonal elemental approaches to self-healing, conscious eating, and soul-nurturing creativity.

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11:09PM PDT on May 31, 2013

Interesting. Thank you.

11:23PM PDT on May 24, 2013

Good tips

8:11AM PDT on May 18, 2013

Thank you for sharing.

3:13AM PDT on May 14, 2013

Are they much more expensive?

4:08PM PDT on May 13, 2013

all I buy.

12:29PM PDT on Apr 13, 2013

Thanks!

12:27PM PDT on Apr 13, 2013

organic flowers are hard to find (i'm not talking about the ones you grow in your own garden). if you want to send a bouquet as a gift, it is often from the west coast.

2:44PM PDT on Apr 10, 2013

Organic grown products all way through (also flowers!) is the solution for a better environment!

3:23AM PST on Feb 4, 2013

For the sake of loving our environment

8:51AM PST on Jan 3, 2013

The main reason is if you use them in salads. Do not use anything but home grown or organically grown ones in your salads.

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